Main defendant in 32 defendant drug distribution case involving Nortenos gang sentenced to fourteen years in prison
December 14, 2021 — Joseph “Norte Joe” Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was sentenced last Tuesday by a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Utah. Judge Tena Campbell sentenced Gomez to serve 14 years in federal prison with five years of supervised release to follow his incarceration after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money. All thirty-one members and associates of the Norteños street gang responsible for distributing drugs around the Salt Lake City area have pleaded gu...
Source: irs.gov